Ocean County, NJ Home Values & Market Trends
The median home price in Ocean County, NJ is $538,022. There were 11,692 home sales in Ocean County, NJ over the past 12 months. The median residential Ocean County, NJ home value for transactions over the previous year is $474,317. The number of current listings in Ocean County, NJ is 13,387, and the percentage of properties for sale is 13387.00%. The county has 2,225 foreclosures, 19 bank owned properties, 118 headed for auction, and 13,387 properties for sale.
Ocean County, NJ Real Estate Market Overview
| City | Median Est. Value | City | Median Est. Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toms River | $ 454,452 $ 303/sqft | Point Pleasant Beach | $ 1,188,239 $ 755/sqft |
| Brick | $ 544,840 $ 367/sqft | New Egypt | $ 556,817 $ 308/sqft |
| Jackson | $ 637,921 $ 317/sqft | Seaside Heights | $ 861,638 $ 667/sqft |
| Lakewood | $ 525,000 $ 303/sqft | Manchester Township | $ 540,929 $ 268/sqft |
| Barnegat | $ 485,000 $ 269/sqft | Mantoloking | $ 3,467,891 $ 1,163/sqft |
| Manahawkin | $ 649,900 $ 357/sqft | West Creek | $ 604,844 $ 290/sqft |
| Forked River | $ 517,558 $ 332/sqft | Seaside Park | $ 1,323,401 $ 760/sqft |
| Bayville | $ 542,604 $ 329/sqft | Pine Beach | $ 563,392 $ 345/sqft |
| Waretown | $ 592,343 $ 295/sqft | Ocean Gate | $ 453,351 $ 406/sqft |
| Lavallette | $ 1,334,222 $ 1,114/sqft | Lakehurst | $ 358,083 $ 300/sqft |
| Beachwood | $ 484,763 $ 324/sqft | Island Heights | $ 686,551 $ 380/sqft |
| Lanoka Harbor | $ 539,180 $ 326/sqft | Barnegat Light | $ 1,990,597 $ 981/sqft |
| Tuckerton | $ 459,000 $ 264/sqft | Normandy Beach | $ -- $ -- |
| Beach Haven | $ 2,532,274 $ 1,226/sqft |
Housing Market Summary for Ocean County, NJ
| Sep 2025 | September 2026 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median Listing Price | $530.2K | $536.2K | 1.14% |
| Median Sold Price | $474.8K | $567.2K | 19.46% |
| Homes For Sale | 9,612 | 13,215 | 37.48% |
| Homes Sold | 4,711 | 3,104 | -34.11% |
Price Per Square Foot
On an average, Single Family homes cost $33 more per sqft than Condos. In comparison with sales price/sqft last week, list price/sqft of Single Family homes increased by 1.93% whereas, list price/sqft of Condos increased by 9.38%.
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Ocean County, NJ home values range from $41,614 to $13,436,361. Mantoloking is the priciest city with a median listing home price of $4,299,500, and Lakehurst is most affordable with average house prices of around $369,000.
- Pre-ForeclosurePre-foreclosure homes account for 9.96% of all residential properties in Ocean County, NJ with Toms River containing 490 pre-foreclosures, the highest number of pre-foreclosure properties in a single city. There are 27 cities within Ocean County, NJ; of those cities, the estimated home value for pre-foreclosure homes ranges from $1,921,351 in Barnegat Light to the lowest home value of $85,000 in Toms River.
- Bank OwnedThe median estimated home value of bank owned homes (REO properties) in Ocean County, NJ ranges from the highest value of $475,000 in Jackson to the lowest value of $287,409 in Brick. Bank owned homes and properties account for 0.09% of properties in Ocean County, NJ. There are 27 cities within Ocean County, NJ; Brick containing 6 REO properties, has the highest number of bank owned properties in a single city.
- AuctionsToms River has 28 auction properties, the highest number of properties going to auction in a single city in the state of Ocean County, NJ. Auction homes and other auction properties account for 0.56% of all properties in Ocean County, NJ. There are 27 cities within Ocean County, NJ; of those cities, the median estimated home value for homes going to auction ranges from $1,341,235 in Point Pleasant Beach to the lowest value of $82,022 in Point Pleasant Beach.
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